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Definition of Austereness
1. Noun. Extreme plainness.
Exact synonyms: Severeness, Severity
Generic synonyms: Plainness
Derivative terms: Austere, Austere, Severe
Generic synonyms: Plainness
Derivative terms: Austere, Austere, Severe
Definition of Austereness
1. n. Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.
Definition of Austereness
1. Noun. The state of being austere; harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity. ¹
2. Noun. The state of being austere; severity; strictness; austerity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Austereness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Austereness
Literary usage of Austereness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1840)
"They are grave, but without austereness; for being in place conspicuous, they
carry themselves the more modestly ; and have a kind of gentle and comely ..."
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